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Everthing! Brainstormy Mar 2013 #1
GOTTA HAVE MORE Catholic STORM TROOPERS HowHasItComeToThis Mar 2013 #100
Anything about any highly organized and hierarchical religious system toddwv Mar 2013 #122
Everthing! AlbertCat Mar 2013 #132
I agree. In my mind I think RCC and I think pedophilia. I probably always will. OregonBlue Mar 2013 #2
and priests ripping off old people of money Whisp Mar 2013 #8
Well, that's not just the RC Church by a long shot. MH1 Mar 2013 #118
I think a lot of us feel that way, too. nt valerief Mar 2013 #103
The RCC would allow a woman with a medical emergency to die Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #3
Yes, I have not forgotten the case of that poor woman MineralMan Mar 2013 #5
And here is yet another atrocity committed by the RCC: the Magdalene laundries/asylums in Ireland Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #7
Thanks for adding the Magdaline Laundries..++++ ReRe Mar 2013 #111
And there's that whole slavery thing in Ireland (aka Magdalene Laundries.) n/t backscatter712 Mar 2013 #106
We're scolded to be "respectful" of the Church. Meanwhile, if you are a woman or gay Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #4
If a religious organization expects to get universal acceptance, MineralMan Mar 2013 #11
Exactly. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #12
hundreds and hundreds of posts over somebody writing "fuck the catholic church" snooper2 Mar 2013 #31
It is like grave dancing in reverse (nt) The Straight Story Mar 2013 #6
Don't we have enough of these threads? LittleBlue Mar 2013 #9
Yah, thanks for your reply. nt MineralMan Mar 2013 #14
My thought is this Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #18
Their club, their rules is fine, as long as they keep it in their "club", which they are not! madmom Mar 2013 #55
Exactly. As a former Catholic I weep for the RCC. Too many chances to do the right thing are firenewt Mar 2013 #131
DU does have a "trash this thread" function... JHB Mar 2013 #113
the RCC is the patriarchy made flesh. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #10
The Church's only sin is that it cloakes itself in infalibility baldguy Mar 2013 #13
Ahem... *only* sin??? gcomeau Mar 2013 #39
Name a major religion that doesn't and isn't. WinkyDink Mar 2013 #44
Precisely baldguy Mar 2013 #75
Quakers AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #130
Quakers AlbertCat Mar 2013 #134
And a new pope is the only hope of changing most of that (nt) Recursion Mar 2013 #15
Mark my words. The new Pope will not change MineralMan Mar 2013 #17
Change is constant, time will tell. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2013 #57
The Catholic Church probably will change with the times. Rozlee Mar 2013 #97
Here is the new Pope: MineralMan Mar 2013 #19
Just got done reading the wiki on him LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #23
Sure seems like it. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #105
Well, that hope is gone. The new guy is just as big of a rightwing nutbag as the rest of them. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #20
Yup. nt & no change. MineralMan Mar 2013 #24
What happens when a Pope attempts to change the church: Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #21
New Pope is a conservative asswipe - think another Scalia dbackjon Mar 2013 #25
Scalia doesn't believe in social welfare and he does Recursion Mar 2013 #27
Social welfare if you are straight, or male dbackjon Mar 2013 #29
No, social welfare for everybody, but limited reproductive and sexual freedom Recursion Mar 2013 #34
Why settle for a woman and gay hating prick? dbackjon Mar 2013 #36
Why are you asking a Protestant? (nt) Recursion Mar 2013 #37
you wrote "we take what we get" which implied you're Catholic (nt) magical thyme Mar 2013 #133
I could introduce you to any number of ELCA MineralMan Mar 2013 #86
Thank you from another Lutheran Freddie Mar 2013 #99
Although I am an atheist, many in my wife's MineralMan Mar 2013 #121
Actually, massive law suits for shielding pedophiles RainDog Mar 2013 #123
I think you're right about nothing changing with the new Pope... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #16
Meet the New Pope - Same as the Old Pope MineralMan Mar 2013 #22
All that plus, I have no use for this religion that brought us the Inquisition and the Crusades.n/t Liberal In Texas Mar 2013 #26
Griswold v. Connecticut was in 1965 hfojvt Mar 2013 #28
Yes. My state was one with many laws MineralMan Mar 2013 #30
As a fallen away Catholic ( I never believed in upaloopa Mar 2013 #32
Not an enlightened institution. earthside Mar 2013 #33
No, not that, for sure. A lot of people seemed to think MineralMan Mar 2013 #35
A Jesuit from the Global South will definitely be different in some ways (nt) Recursion Mar 2013 #38
Not in any substantial ways. MineralMan Mar 2013 #40
Interesting as Argentina and Jesuit Blue4Texas Mar 2013 #115
I stand by my hidden post by a jury about the pope. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #41
This new creepy guy amuse bouche Mar 2013 #42
At least the Vatican isn't trying to cut Social Security and Medicare. WinkyDink Mar 2013 #43
Actually, the RCC has opposed "Obamacare" MineralMan Mar 2013 #45
If you don't care what they think about SS and Medicare Recursion Mar 2013 #46
I do not care what they think about those MineralMan Mar 2013 #49
They certainly do speak about those. This one has, in particular Recursion Mar 2013 #58
I understand the call for accountability but I get tired of the hatred liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #47
I don't hate the RCC. I simply oppose its doctrines and policies. MineralMan Mar 2013 #48
I'm not saying you hate the RCC, but some of the posts against the RCC liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #51
OK. People will express their feelings. MineralMan Mar 2013 #54
All churches should have their influence in politics stripped. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #101
I am going to hate anything and anyone who Zoeisright Mar 2013 #68
the outright hatred of women and gays shown by the Catholic Church? Skittles Mar 2013 #120
Read your OP title, and then read your last sentence. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #50
Time will tell, way to early to judge, you're just guessing now. WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2013 #63
That's why those things are interesting. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #73
re-read your second quote. NOT EVERYONE is eagerly awaiting the announcement magical thyme Mar 2013 #136
Indeed Stuckinthebush Mar 2013 #52
I have no problem with people who are critical of the process and the Catholic Church. Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #53
But even if you are liberal, and your priest is, you are supporting an anti-gay, anti-women agenda Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #59
I am an atheist, and have been one since 1965. MineralMan Mar 2013 #61
That's fine... Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #64
The Church has had ample time to mend its ways. MineralMan Mar 2013 #67
Okay. I think I owe you a reply before I depart. Drunken Irishman Mar 2013 #78
You owe me nothing. MineralMan Mar 2013 #84
I really don't care what any here are WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2013 #80
I wonder who would be elected Pope if the followers got to vote LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #102
+++1000 CAG Mar 2013 #125
In many ways get the red out Mar 2013 #56
My idea of a great pope fadedrose Mar 2013 #60
Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #62
Let me ask you this: MineralMan Mar 2013 #71
The Bible is bronze age mythology. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #72
One post and out. MineralMan Mar 2013 #74
+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Mar 2013 #83
As a former drone raised within the catholic "faith"... Dryvinwhileblind Mar 2013 #65
Welcome to DU! Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #108
Cheers! Dryvinwhileblind Mar 2013 #116
Among "some"? Zoeisright Mar 2013 #66
It is more basic than that. This charlatan claims to have a hotline to God BlueStreak Mar 2013 #69
March 13 of 2013 has the triskaidekaphobians freaking too. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #70
Would this be a factor too? LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #76
Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Kucinich, and the Kennedys are Roman Catholics. Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #77
Why, yes they are. None are in the hierarchy of that church, MineralMan Mar 2013 #79
Yeah, not looking for the Catholic Church to become liberal AnnieK401 Mar 2013 #81
They also work to keep nuns quiet. HuckleB Mar 2013 #82
Former Catholic, who cannot officially leave HockeyMom Mar 2013 #85
You don't need to officialy leave, actually. MineralMan Mar 2013 #87
From another one baptized Catholic, who is not Catholic today, that is not a big deal ButterflyBlood Mar 2013 #128
Then there's the whole "Hiding a dictator's political prisoners" incident. jeff47 Mar 2013 #88
I've just heard about that. I'll be looking into it further. Thanks! MineralMan Mar 2013 #89
Interesting information. TinkerTot55 Mar 2013 #137
I agree amuse bouche Mar 2013 #90
I think it's a mixed bag, like most things union_maid Mar 2013 #91
Any organization that is against MineralMan Mar 2013 #93
So the Democratic Party before 2012 had passed beyond any support from you? Recursion Mar 2013 #96
How many people choose? union_maid Mar 2013 #114
The new Pope would dismiss my self-determination and free will. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #92
Yes, it would do exactly that. And, in so doing, MineralMan Mar 2013 #94
If people quit buying into it all, their power dimishes.. SoCalDem Mar 2013 #95
They say the Papa is for social justice, let's hope that extends to our LGBT brothers and sisters. alfredo Mar 2013 #98
What The Catholic Church needs most desperately, RIGHT NOW... nikto Mar 2013 #104
So why is Islam given a pass? Zax2me Mar 2013 #107
One factor is that Islam doesn't have that much influence in this country. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #109
Yet They Still Have a Controlling Interest in the US Supreme Court AndyTiedye Mar 2013 #110
K&R ReRe Mar 2013 #112
oh but we need to "TONE IT DOWN" Skittles Mar 2013 #117
I think we need to discuss the positions of the RCC. MineralMan Mar 2013 #129
It is one of the allowed areas of bigotry whistler162 Mar 2013 #119
So, opposing a hierarchy that actively shielded pedophiles is bigotry? RainDog Mar 2013 #124
It's a voluntary association, just like being a Republican ButterflyBlood Mar 2013 #127
K&R. The Catholic church hierarchy is IMO just evil. I have known some great nuns... MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #126
One HUGE thing to remember is that RCC is not the people. Or rather no need to bash every person who uppityperson Mar 2013 #135
And I did not bash Catholics. I am talking about the organized church only. MineralMan Mar 2013 #138
It was clear, adding in for others who may have missed my point uppityperson Mar 2013 #139
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